Colo. Cleaning Equipment Co. Accused Of Shorting Pay
A cleaning equipment company employee claimed in Colorado state court Tuesday that the company violated several state wage laws by not paying employees for hours worked off the clock, failing to properly compe... (more story)
Pa. Panel Sets 3-Year Limit On Minimum Wage Claims
A split Pennsylvania appeals court panel ruled Wednesday that workers have three years, not six, to sue for unpaid wages under the state's minimum wage law, siding with a pharmacy accused of shorting 20 employ... (more story)
GEO Gets Split Trial In 12-Year-Old Colo. Forced Labor Suit
A 12-year-old class action by former detainees of a Colorado immigration detention facility alleging private prison operator The GEO Group Inc. unlawfully profited from their forced labor will have a split tri... (more story)
Stay-Or-Pay Deal Cost Worker Final Check, Suit Says
A health care provider withheld a former employee's final paycheck to recover the cost of a $1,400 training course after firing her for attending college exams, according to a lawsuit filed in Maryland federal court.
Recruiter Accused Of Dodging H-2A Ban To Exploit Workers
Three Mexican workers accused a North Carolina labor recruiter of skirting debarment from the H-2A temporary agricultural visa program while exploiting the migrants with exorbitant fees and forcing them to wor... (more story)
3rd Circ. Seems Open To Drexel's Bid For New Pay Bias Trial
The Third Circuit seemed receptive Tuesday to Drexel University's bid for a new trial in a professor's pay discrimination suit, with the judges hinting a trial court may have gone too far by imposing Equal Pay... (more story)
Brokerage Can't Shake Ex-Worker's Pregnancy Bias Suit
An insurance brokerage must face claims that it fired a former employee because of her pregnancy and complaints about discrimination, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, finding that questions remain about w... (more story)